* Kubernetes now automatically installs a StorageClass object when deployed on ([#31617](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/31617), [@jsafrane](https://github.com/jsafrane))
    * AWS, Google Compute Engine, Google Container Engine, and OpenStack using
    * the default kube-up.sh scripts. This StorageClass is marked as default so that
    * a PersistentVolumeClaim without a StorageClass annotation now results in

- In text format, log messages that previously used quoting to prevent multi-line output (for example, text="some \"quotation\", a\nline break") will now be printed with more readable multi-line output without the escape sequences. ([#107103](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/107103), [@pohly](https://github.com/pohly))

      if (logger.get().isLoggable(WARNING)) {
        logger
            .get()
            .log(
                WARNING,
                String.format("while submitting close to %s; will close inline", executor),
                e);
      }
      closeQuietly(closeable, directExecutor());
    }
  }

  private void checkAndUpdateState(State oldState, State newState) {
    checkState(

- GCE: bumped COS image version to `cos-beta-73-11647-64-0` ([#75149](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/75149), [@yguo0905](https://github.com/yguo0905))
- Added alpha support for ephemeral CSI inline volumes that are embedded in pod specs. ([#74086](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/74086), [@vladimirvivien](https://github.com/vladimirvivien))

- Reverts breaking change to inline AzureFile volumes in v1.18.15-v1.18.17; referenced secrets are now correctly searched for in the same namespace as the pod as in previous releases. ([#100397](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/100397), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx))...

 - reach GA, and deprecate the beta, or
 - have a new beta version _(and deprecate the previous beta)_.

### Promoted CSI Ephemeral Volume to Stable

- Fix smb mount PermissionDenied issue on Windows ([#99550](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/99550), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx)) [SIG Cloud Provider, Storage and Windows]
- Fix: azure file inline volume namespace issue in csi migration translation ([#101235](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/101235), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx)) [SIG Apps, Cloud Provider, Node and Storage]

  the newer `apiVersion`. ([#116299](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/116299), [@pohly](https://github.com/pohly))
- `volumes`: `resource.claims` is now cleared for PVC specs during create or update of a pod spec with inline PVC template or of a PVC because it has no effect. ([#115928](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/115928), [@pohly](https://github.com/pohly))

### Feature

- E2e.test and e2e_node.test: tests which depend on alpha or beta feature gates now have `Feature:Alpha` or `Feature:Beta` as Ginkgo labels. The inline text is `[Alpha]` or `[Beta]`, as before. ([#124350](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/124350), [@pohly](https://github.com/pohly))